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Also known as Aleksey Oktyabrinovich Balabanov, Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov

Russian film director and screenwriter (1959-2013)

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Aleksei Balabanov (1959–2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and producer. Born in Yekaterinburg, he held citizenship in the Soviet Union and Russia. He began his professional career in 1985 and worked until 2012. Balabanov was educated at the Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and received a Nika Award.

His notable works include *Brat*, *Brat-2*, *Morfiĭ*, and *Gruz 200*. He spoke Russian and supported Manchester United F.C. Balabanov died of a myocardial infarction in Sestroretsk in 2013. He was buried at the Smolenskoye Orthodox Cemetery.

Synthesized by Vinony from 38 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1959
Died
2013
Works
3

Top works

  • Brat, Brat-2 i drugie filʹmy
  • Morfiĭ
  • Gruz 200

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Film & TV

Directing · Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR

Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy. He started from creating mostly arthouse pictures and music videos but gained significant mainstream popularity in action crime drama movies Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000). He has been referred to as the "Russian Quentin Tarantino" in the press for his critically…

Known for

  • Aleksey Balabanov. Postscript — self (archive)2023
  • Balabanov. Belltower. Requiem — self (archive)2022
  • We Others Will Not — self (archive)2021
  • Plankton Salesmen — Self (archive footage)2017
  • Me Too — Director2012
  • How «Brother 2» Was Filmed — self2000
  • The Arrival of a Train1996
  • Trofim — сотрудник кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга»1995

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Origin
Ukraine

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
10
Total plays
12

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Aleksei+Balabanov">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1959-02-25 ) 25 February 1959, Sverdlovsk , Russian SFSR , USSR
Died
18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) (aged 54), Sestroretsk , Saint Petersburg , Russia
Occupations
Film director screenwriter producer
Years active
1989–2012

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Aleksey
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russia
Place of birth
Yekaterinburg
Place of death
Sestroretsk
Occupation
manufacturer
Languages spoken
Russian
Image
Aleksei Balabanov.JPG
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Commons category
Aleksey Balabanov
date of birth
1959-02-25
date of death
2013-05-18
start of work period
1985-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Алексей Октябринович Балабанов
cause of death
myocardial infarction
end of work period
2012-00-00
supported sports team
Manchester United F.C.
Sources (6)

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Encyclopedic overview

Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (Russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian filmmaker. A member of the European Film Academy, he began his career by creating mostly arthouse pictures and music videos but gained significant mainstream popularity in action crime drama movies Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000), both of which starred Sergei Bodrov, Jr. Later, Balabanov directed the films Cargo 200 (2007), Morphine (2008), and A Stoker (2010), which also received critical recognition.

Life and career

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